General Tactics
Kid Buu is a ruthless, sticky mixup character. His damage is lower than average, but you're usually getting enough hits in that it doesn't matter all that much. On top of his mixup ability, his range and diverse toolbox have made him a top-tier character, even after being nerfed in several patches.
Team positioning
Kid Buu really works anywhere on your team. He can use assists really well and has a good assist, but is also blessed by being a decent solo character with fast pressure resets.
Point
Kid Buu is strong here. Using assists makes his mix-ups really hard to deal with and gets him better damage.
Mid
Kid Buu is also really strong here. His assist is the best lockdown assist in the game, and being Mid allows him to also play as a point character more often than being Anchor.
Anchor
Kid Buu's toolbox is varied enough that he makes an effective anchor. The only real drawback is that his only reversal is his level 3.
Picking Teammates
Kid Buu works with everyone and assists everyone, but his assist is harder to use in combos than most others. That usually isn't the reason you're using this assist though, as it is really good at lockdown and making your opponent hate life.
Blockstrings
- 5LL/2LL > 2M > 5M > 5H > 214S (covered by assist)
Gumball (214S) allows for Kid But to use pretty much any assist.
- 5LL/2LL > 2M > 5M > 5H > 5S > 2M
The 2M doesn't blockstring, but the distance that 5S pushes midscreen means 2M can punish pretty much any button the opponent presses.
- IAD j.L > j.M > j.H
Yes, Kid Buu gets triple overhead. Yes, it's obnoxious. Yes, you should abuse it.
Tips and Tricks
- Using a Tiger Knee motion (2369) allows you to fire Kid Buu's Kamehameha close to the ground. It's recommended to do that instead of using Candy Beam as j.236S has less endlag.
- If you start your air combo with j.M(1)LL2H, delaying the superdash gives you an incredibly easy sideswitch.
- j.236H is REALLY good.
Fighting Kid Buu
Fighting against Kid Buu can be difficult but facing him can become easier once you understand which tools he uses the most. Kid buus will use their 5m to get close or to punish moves, this is usually how kid buu's engage in fights or they rush you and go unga with light autocombo. When you are in the corner kid buu players will you L and M mystic ball as pressure and after the ball they will go over you or above you and use air h then go unga all over again this is the kid buu cycle, but after he uses mystic ball attack you can instantly 2h him and et the white gummy monkey off you.